Law enforcement in Pakistan
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Law enforcement in Pakistan (Urdu: قانون نافذ کرنے والے ادارے) is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the courts and the corrections.[2][3] In Pakistan, the law enforcement is jointly carried out by the federal and provincial police services who form a chain leading from investigation of suspected criminal activity to administration of criminal punishment.[4] The courts system is vested with the power to make legal determinations regarding the conduct of the other two components.[3]
Primarily operated through four province's governmental agencies, including the Islamabad, each police services has a jurisdiction extending only to the relevant province or territory.[5] Apart from investigating crime scenes, criminal acts, suspected unlawful activities, and detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action, the law enforcement agencies (primarily police) also perform duties that include the service and enforcement of warrants, writs, and other orders of the courts.[4]
The law enforcement agencies are also involved in providing first response to emergencies and other threats to public safety as well as protecting the infrastructure and maintaining order in the country. At the federal jurisdiction, there are number of law enforcement agencies including the FIA, IB, ANF, NACTA, and the Motorway Police.[4] The each four province have their own police services such as: Punjab Police, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police, Sindh Police, Balochistan Police. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police services have county units such as the Frontier Constabulary.[4] Commissioners in police are appointed as Inspector-General who are the most senior officers from the Police Service— a component of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan.[6]
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Agencies
- Federal
- Airports Security Force, Prompts safety of Civil Aviation through development of legal framework, practices, procedures, technical and human resources to prevent/respond to acts of unlawful interference within airport premises.
- Anti-Narcotics Force
- Federal Investigation Agency[7]
- Director General: Akbar Khan Hoti, PSP, PPM
- Special Security Unit : As a semi-autonomous part of National Crises Management Cell (NCMC), Coordinate, Interrogate, Monitor and Regulate the various activities of all law enforcement agencies both civilian and armed forces along with the filtration of shared Information and update the policy draft including implementation of internal security SOP ( Standing Operating Procedures ) for VVIP/VIP's and the members of public in the supreme national interest under Ministry of Interior and Defence, Government of Pakistan
- Director : Dr. Tariq Ishaque
- Frontier Constabulary[4]
- Commandant: Liaqat Ali
- National Highways and Motorway Police, covering all major roads across Pakistan
- Inspector General: Zulfiqar Cheema
- National Police Academy, a training centre for the senior officers of civilian police agencies
- Commandant: Fayyaz Leghari
- Pakistan Coast Guard, a paramilitary force operating along the coast of Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways Police, operating on the railway system of Pakistan
- Inspector General: Syed Ibne Hussain
- Pakistan Customs, operating on the Airports and Seaports of Pakistan.
- Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation - FBR.
- Gilgit Baltistan Scouts, a paramilitary force operating along the northern borders of Pakistan
- Provincial
- Balochistan Police, operating in the Balochistan province[8][9]
- Inspector General: Amlish Khan
- Balochistan Constabulary, a reserve police unit of balochistan police consisting of more than 10000 personnel.[9][10][11]
- Balochistan Levies, a paramilitary police force operating in 23 of Balochistan's 30 districts[9][12][13]
- Capital Territory Police, operating in the Islamabad Capital Territory
- Inspector General: Tahir Alam Khan
- Frontier Police, operating in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly "North West Frontier Province")[14]
- Inspector General: Nasir Durrani
- Punjab Police, operating in the Punjab province[15]
- Inspector General: Mushtaq Sukhera
- Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)[16]
- Inspector General: Kokab Nadeem Warraich
- Sindh Police, operating in the Sindh province
- Inspector General: Ghulam Haider Jamali
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir Police, operating in Azad Kashmir
- Inspector General: K.B Awan
- Gilgit-Baltistan Police, operating in Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly "Northern Areas")
- Inspector General: Zafar Iqbal Awan
- Police Qaumi Razakars:aid the police in their duties in all provinces.[17][18]
- Pakistan Rangers, a paramilitary force operating along the eastern provinces and borders of Pakistan
- Frontier Corps, a paramilitary force operating along the western provinces and borders of Pakistan
See also
- Federal Security Force, a defunct law enforcement agency
References
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- ↑ Official Website of Punjab Prisons (Pakistan)
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External links
- Pakistan Police Magazine an English language police magazine covering the law enforcement organizations in Pakistan.
- Stabilizing Pakistan through Police reform
